Foreword (xxiii-xxiv)

Chronological Survey & Key to Abbrev. (xxv-xxxvii)

Table Of Contents (xxxix-xlv)

1879

1. Idées Incorrectes sur les Doctrines des Théosophes (3-13)

2. Erroneous Ideas concerning the Doctrines of the Theosophists (14-24)

3. The Indian “Public” and Theosophy (24-27)

4. The Retort Courteous (27-29)

5. Madame Blavatsky (30)

6. Magic (31-39)

7. Madame Blavatsky (40-41)

8. Harichandra Chintamon (41-43)

9. Buddhist Priests and the Title “Reverend” (43-46)

10. [On the Infallibility of the Jewish Scriptures] (46-48)

11. The Theosophists and their Opponents (48-53)

12. Letter to the Editor of the “Indu Prakash” (54)

13. Madame Blavatsky (55)

14. Réponse Définitive d’une Théosophe à M. Rossi de Justiniani (56-61)

15. Final Reply of a Theosophist to Mr. Rossi de Justiniani (62-67)

16. Echoes from India (68-80)

17. [H.P.B. on the Monsoon] (81-82)

18. [The Founding of “The Theosophist”] (83-84)

19. Namastae (84-86)

20. What is Theosophy? (87-97)

21. What Are the Theosophists? (98-106)

22. The Drift of Western Spiritualism (107-110)

23. Antiquity of the Vedas (110-116)

24. Footnotes to “The Autobiography of Dayananda Saraswati Swami” (117-122)

25. Persian Zoroastrianism and Russian Vandalism (122-130)

26. “The Light of Asia” (130-135)

27. The Magnetic Chain (135-136)

28. Spiritualism at Simla (136)

29. Buddhistic Exegesis (138-140)

30. A Thunder Cloud with Silver Lining (140-143)

31. Cross and Fire (143-149)

32. War in Olympus (149-159)

33. Footnotes to “The Brahmachâri Bâwa” (160)

34. Miscellaneous Notes (161)

35. [From the Caves and Jungles of India] (161)

36. Christmas Then and Christmas Now (162-167)

37. The Popular Idea of Soul-Survival (168-179)

38. “Lieutenant-Colonel St. Anthony” (180-181)

39. Footnote to “A Strange Revery” (181)

40. An Old Book and a New One (182-191)

41. Nocturnal Thoughts on Newspaper Clippings (192-198)

42. Miscellaneous Notes (198-200)

43. A Letter to the Editor of the “Banner of Light” (200-201)

44. Lettre de Madame Blavatsky—“Dé couverte du Docteur Rotura (202-205)

45. Letter of Madame Blavatsky—Dr. Rotura’s Discover (205-208)

46. Theosophy—the Essence of Philosophy and Science (208-211)

1880

1. Introductory Note to “Yoga Philosophy” (215)

2. Editor’s Closing Note to “Brahma, Iswara, and Maya” (216)

3. Footnotes to “The Life of Sankaracharya, Philosopher and Mystic” (217-219)

4. The Ensouled Violin (219-228)

5. The Ensouled Violin (longer version) (229-258)

6. Editor’s Note to “Swami versus Missionary” (258)

7. Editor’s Note to “Nature-Worship” (259-260)

8. Miscellaneous Notes (260-263)

9. Armenians (263-266)

10. Lo! The “Poor Missionary” (267-271)

11. Footnote to “An Indian Aethrobat” (272-273)

12. Footnotes to “Indra” (273-274)

13. A Great Light under a Bushel (274-289)

14. Editor’s Note to “A Mussulman Abdal (Yogi)” (290)

15. Miscellaneous Notes (291-293)

16. Letter from India (293-302)

17. Comments on “Swami versus Missionary” (302)

18. A Land of Mystery (303-338)

19. Appendix by the Compiler (339-343)

20. Which First—the Egg or the Bird? (344-345)

21. Cup-Mark Inscriptions (346-349)

22. Miscellaneous Notes (349-351)

23. The History of a “Book” (351-361)

24. Missionaries Militant (362-365)

25. The Silent Brother (366-377)

26. Note to “Radiant Matter” (377)

27. The State of Christianity (377-382)

28. Footnote to “Kaliya Mardana” (382)

29. “A Personal Statement of Religious Belief” (383-388)

30. Cock-and-Bull (388-390)

31. Miscellaneous Notes (390)

32. Compiler’s Notes (391)

33. Journalist versus Missionary (392-393)

34. Footnote to “Puzzles for the Philologists” (394)

35. A Case of Obsession (395-400)

36. Mr. Whitworth’s Gauntlet (401)

37. Madame Blavatsky and her Opinions (402-404)

38. A People’s Monthly (404-406)

39. The Christian Art of War (407-408)

40. The Number Seven (408-414)

41. Miscellaneous Notes (414-415)

42. The Theosophists at Maligawa (416-417)

43. The Theory of Cycles (418-426)

44. Our Second Year (426-429)

45. “Spirit” Pranks Intra Caucasus (429-430)

46. Notes on “A Land of Mystery” (431-435)

47. [The Bewitched Mirror] (435-436)

48. Sobs, Sods and Posies (436-437)

49. Introductory Note to “Rahatship” (438)

50. Comments on “The Theosophists in Ceylon” (439-440)

51. Miscellaneous Notes (441)

52. Closing Note to “Address of the President of the Ionian Theosophical Branch at Corfu” (442-443)

53. Footnote to “Nanga Bâbâ of Gwalior” (443-444)

54. Russian Superstitions (444-446)

55. The Decadence of Protestant Christianity (446-447)

56. Stone-Throwing by “Spirits” (448)

57. The Number Seven and Our Society (448-453)

58. Comments on “A Treatise on the Yoga Philosophy” (453-473)

59. Miscellaneous Notes (473-475)

60. Madame Blavatsky on The Theosophical Society at Bombay (475-478)

61. [H.P. Blavatsky and Edward Wimbridge] (479-481)

62. A Letter to the Editor of the “Bombay Review” (481-483)

63. The Pralaya of Modern Science (483-486)

64. [On Rahatship] (487-488)

65. Occult Phenomena (489-492)

66. Qu’est-ce que la Théosophie? (493-500)

67. What is Theosophy? (500-507)

68. [Sir Richard Temple and our Society] (507-509)

69. Pranks of “Spirits” among Laymen (509-510)

70. Miscellaneous Notes (510-511)

71. A French View of Women’s Rights (512-517)

General Bibliography (521-551)

Index (555-590)